The UK government is secretly paying foreign YouTube stars to publish “propaganda” videos, Declassified can reveal.
A three-year investigation has found that online influencers are made to sign legal contracts banning them from disclosing the government’s involvement.
Whitehall officials give “feedback” on each video before the influencers are allowed to publish them.
UK GOVERNMENT SECRETLY PAID FOREIGN YOUTUBE STARS FOR ‘PROPAGANDA’Revealed: Media agency Zinc Network has contract to recruit social media influencers across Europe.
BY MARTIN WILLIAMS
The work is coordinated by a London-based media agency, Zinc Network Ltd, on behalf of the Foreign Office in a deal worth nearly £10m of public money.